as in to delete
to make changes to (something written) so as to remove or obscure information
Because the victims were minors, their full names were redacted from public court records. The declassified documents were heavily redacted before they were released.
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Recent Examples of redact
The identity of that person is redacted in court documents.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2025
Some of the messages are redacted or have the senders’ and recipients’ names omitted.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
At the time, the names of two additional celebrities — Carter and the unnamed female star — were redacted.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The details are redacted, apart from a reference to violating an instruction from the judge.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2025
Some of the messages are redacted or have the senders’ and recipients’ names omitted.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
At the time, the names of two additional celebrities — Carter and the unnamed female star — were redacted.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The details are redacted, apart from a reference to violating an instruction from the judge.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Read Next National Deputy assaults 8-year-old at school, then deletes body camera footage, lawsuit says December 01, 2023 2:22 PM Read Next Florida Cop handcuffs 9-year-old boy at Florida school, suit says.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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Drake posted the song to his X and Instagram accounts on April 19, but deleted them a week later.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Despite that, Djokovic played well enough to erase a deficit and overcome Alcaraz in four sets.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship threatens to erase the futures of countless children—children whose potential will go untapped, whose contributions to art, science, and justice might never be realized.—
Paola Mendoza,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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The site, however, was removed during Trump's first term which started in 2017.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The move is an apparent effort to repeal President Biden’s executive order to remove potential workforce barriers for the outlined demographic in 2021.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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